April 2, 2021

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, April 2. Note: My colleague Ben Christopher will take over the newsletter next week while I’m on vacation. See you on April 12! Baseball season off with a swing The Golden State seemed to turn a corner on Thursday. Fans were in the stands in Oakland, San Diego and Anaheim […]

Lea este artículo en español. Long before he watched the windup to the first pitch, even before he entered the Oakland Coliseum, Sergio Santillan of Hayward was already feeling emotional. “I kinda wanna cry. I’m just loving it,” he said, beer in hand, perched on a cement divider in the parking lot. Last year would have […]

The Department of Insurance proposal would eliminate the “affinity discount,” which affects millions in communities of color.

As a longtime rabbi and activist for the poor, I have seen how testimony of the human experience changes minds and makes for a better society.  I’ve seen women experiencing homelessness call for city leaders to effect change; veterans tell of harrowing times in war, pleading for mental health treatment; and children convey how they […]

La propuesta del Departamento de Seguros eliminaría el "descuento por afinidad", lo que afectaría a millones en comunidades de color.

Read this article in English.   Mucho antes de ver la puesta a punto del primer lanzamiento, incluso antes de entrar al Oakland Coliseum, Sergio Santillán de Hayward ya se estaba sintiendo emocionado. “Quiero llorar un poco. Simplemente me encanta ”, dijo, cerveza en mano, encaramado en un tabique de cemento en el estacionamiento. El año pasado […]